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Cocoa and Curry Rubbed Chicken

This month’s We Should Cocoa, sponsored by both Chocolate Teapot and Chocolate Log Blog, has a theme of SUGAR-FREE. The challenge is to make a dish using chocolate but leaving out the ever loved sugar as a sweetener. Originally I had decided I was going to make a sweet dish (mousse actually.) I had bought some Stevia to use instead of sugar. I made the mousse and it turned out okay, but I was really put off by the aftertaste of the Stevia. I’ve used it as a sweetener before so I’m not sure why it bothered me so much this time. But I couldn’t stand it to the point that I threw all my mousse in the trash.

I reevaluated the cocoa challenge and decided I’d take a savory route instead. While it may seem like I copped out because I picked a dish which inherently doesn’t use sugar, this actually was a huge stretch for me as I’ve never used chocolate in a savory dish before.

The chicken was delicious and I served it with rice and vegetable pilaf.

I’m glad this We Should Cocoa challenge pushed me into a different track to try something new!

Yes, stevia is an acquired taste. I can cope with it in small quantities, but I’m not convinced it really works as a sugar substitute. Sorry you ended up chucking the mousse away – I’m lucky, I live with a hoover! But pleased We Should Cocoa inspired you to try some savoury use of cocoa, I think it can work really well giving added richness and depth of flavour. Thanks for joining in.